Performance of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in cerebrospinal fluid for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis

Conclusions. Our study indicates that mNGS of CSF exhibited an overall improved sensitivity over conventional diagnostic methods for TBM and can be considered a front-line CSF test.PMID:38506717 | DOI:10.1099/jmm.0.001818

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - March 20, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Bi-Wei Lin Jian-Chen Hong Zai-Jie Jiang Wei-Qing Zhang Qi-Chao Fan Xiang-Ping Yao Source Type: research